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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Deven's occupation?
2. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?
3. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
4. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
5. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Mirpore described at the start of Chapter 2 while Deven rides from Mirpore to Delhi?
2. What does Nur tell his groups of friends Deven is there to do during his first visit in Chapter 3?
3. What does Murad say about the food when Deven takes him out for lunch after his lectures in Chapter 1?
4. Who performs on the divan at Nur's when Deven visits in Chapter 5? How does Deven feel about this person and performance?
5. What excuse does Deven give to Nur for why he teaches Hindi rather than work in Urdu?
6. Why does Deven go to the college rather than home when he first returns to Mirpore after his first visit to Delhi? What does he do at the college?
7. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married? In what ways is their marriage different from how Sarla imagined?
8. What does Deven worry may have been on the papers he used to clean Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
9. How does Deven feel about his visit from his old friend Murad at the start of Chapter 1?
10. Why does Deven begin to question agreeing to interview Nur in Chapter 2 while he rides the bus to Delhi?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title In Custody. Explore the ways in which the title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Genre is a category assigned to a literary work, like a novel. What are some genres that could be used to classify In Custody? What is the main genre of the novel? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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